Scrounging Firewood (and other stuff)

[sunfish]

I'm using the PFERD Three Square files, they are almost like using a round file. It is the only one I have used, but I'm happy with it.

Even in clean wood, it is good to touch it up after about 2 tanks. Square is much better if you keep it sharp. Remember, you now have to go from the outside in, and keep the corner of the file in the corner of the chain. Your experienced at sharpening, you will pick it up quick.

Thanks Mike!

 

[Oliver1655]

Don, Hedge showed me how to use a 6 sided "Save Edge" file this spring. It works well for me. So now my RS chains are square filed.

Between having a loader with a grapple & the log bucking trailer, I seldom have to cut real dirt wood any more.

 

[dancan]

No wood scrounged but I've been working on a scrounging tool .

 

[NSMaple1]

Can't beat a walking beam trailer for woods work - nice.

If you put big wood bunks & wood stakes on it you can pile long lengths on it and cut to length right on it after you haul to where ever. Like a saw horse - really speeds up the cutting to length.

Then you could throw a bottom in and sides on and haul shorts.

Makes for a very versatile setup.

 

[dancan]

Can't beat a walking beam trailer for woods work - nice.

If you put big wood bunks & wood stakes on it you can pile long lengths on it and cut to length right on it after you haul to where ever. Like a saw horse - really speeds up the cutting to length.

Then you could throw a bottom in and sides on and haul shorts.

Makes for a very versatile setup.

The axle and racks are all adjustable , 3' to 12' wood with ease , 16' will work but a little over 4' will hang out the back .
It should hold 1/2 cord or better depending on the length when I get the side supports done .

 

[cantoo]

I liked my trailer so much I made another so I can haul a set of trains. One has an extendable hitch so I can haul long stuff on it if needed.

 

[JB Weld]

I went this morning and dug some black cherry out of a pile of pine. It will be going into the smoker. How do you like my Little Blue Egg? It is a wood processor with a higher purpose!

 

[MustangMike]

It was not a Chainsaw Day, but I know some of you will enjoy the pics of Lake Minnewaska State Park near New Paltz NY. There are not many places that I know of where you can take your Mtn Bike to such spectacular views. My wife and I went yesterday with her son and one of his friends.

 

[dancan]

I haven't scrounged up some wood for a while but today the temps were nice and a good breeze was on so when the wife said she wanted to go pick some blueberries I told her I know just the place and I have a key

So up the road she goes and off to scrounge I go .

I didn't want to do a ton of walking so I used one of Clint's tricks today .

Forest fire went through here a few years back , there is still a bit of good dead standing hardwood to be had .
Not the best but still free btu's

Not in the pics but I scored a green maple blow down on the way out to finish the load .

 

[Philbert]

Were did you fit the blueberries? And the wife?

Philbert

 

[BillNole]

Were did you fit the blueberries? And the wife?

Philbert

Was going to ask if he'd forgotten something on the way out!

 

[dancan]

She got to ride in the front seat since she picked a couple of quarts
I did pick her up once while she was walking the dog , she complained about having to share the front seat with a chainsaw ...
I didn't tell her about the bear scat I came across today .............. LOL

 

[zogger]

Ya me, finally caught up enough and a nice day and nothing else shaking so went cutting! This one is a standing dead pin oak that went down this summer, leaves shriveled up, gone. About exactly 16" at the stump. Still has 99% of the branches on it, gonna take me another whole afternoon to really milk it out with a smaller saw, but got a good start on it today. Worked until one fat limb had a rot spot in the middle and insta dull on the 371xp chain, chips to dust in two seconds, so called it quits, past dinner time anyway. Most of the cutting was with my 346xp, ported (Moodified), finally ran the thing. It's adjusted hogrich right now, but still..motivates! Pure weedeaterman import top end on it, see how it holds up.

 

[dancan]

Jackpot!!!!!

 

[dancan]

So , these 6 were about 20' in off the road .
In true Clint fashion , a couple of chains , my tree strap and the utv and I was all set

Sure is nice to be logging in an air conditioned cab LOL
Got them all drug out in no time , 20' to 30' long maple pecker poles .

Blocked them up at 20" and split them on the spot with my new woodsplitter .

Stuffed it all in the utv

Nothing left but chips .

Scrounge on gentleman .

 

[BillNole]

This weekends results. I finally got to split and stack the cord+ I got from a CL scrounge last weekend. The photo is a cord I had to stack along another fence line as I'm out of room in my normal area.

What's shown was the second cord, with more to go once Fall hits and he can drop a few more trees that will drop into his garden. Two oaks and an elm promised so far with more likely to come this Fall or next Spring.

Two and a half cord of beautiful red oak so far out of this find! Pretty sweet to be getting clean red oak that's been dropped and bucked, with all the brush already hauled to the burn pile, before I even get there!



This will be for late Winter 2015/2016 or 2016/2017, depending on how this winter goes.

 

[Philbert]

This weekends results.

Now that's just showing off!

(I'll bet that would take Dancan 2, maybe 3 trips in his minivan to haul!)

Philbert

(Nice stacking job BTW!)

 

[MustangMike]

That wood pile is almost just too neat and organized, we almost have to ban you from the Scrounging thread and create a new "Mr Rogers" thread for you!

All kidding aside, very nice work!

 

[dancan]

Philbert , my stacks will never be that neat regardless of how much wood I cut , I'm envious of the stacking skills and patience ...

 

[mallardman]

I have a stacking disability. My stacks look no where near that nice. Wish they did.


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